Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-03
PERSONAL,

JAY GOULD is so short that youths sizes Of
trousers lit him.
MRS. NELLIE GRANT sARToR1s viii spend
the latter part OF the winter with her mother
in New York.
Gov. BEAVER. of Pennsylvania. begins his
administration By calling himself Ills Ex-
cellency the Governor"
Minnesota. Is quite blind IN one eye, "as the
result of having made too many speeches
facing brilliant electric lights"
THE Chicago Aan decides that Potter
Palmer has the most magnificent home IN
Chicago, and that the homes Of Senator Far
well and Marshall Field come next.
NINE. TUssAUD now exhibits in her London
museum the keys Of Metz, which Count Won
Moltke, on the capture of that fortress. great
~ desired 70 present TO the German Emperor,
but could not Ind,
Mss CHRISTMAS. Of North Carolina, a
granddaughter Of the famous Myra Clark
Gaines, IS one of the bellies Of Washington
this winter she is wealthy aud would con
sUtute an elegant Christmas gift Tor some
bright young fellow.
IT lie singular fact that New York State
never sent but one soldier to the United STATES
beaten IN his effort for a re election. Miller
ls also the only private soldier VINO was ever
elected to the senate.
j. W. BoOEwALTER, of Ohio, who has lust
returned from Europe Tor the twentieth time.
says: "From what | could see | think the
Germans would whip the French again.
France Is full Of soldiers, but they all have a
boyish. smallish look, and make no great i'm
preston on strangers"
Col. DAN LAMONT is quite a skilled tele-
graph operator lie gained his knowledge of
the art while sitting at his private desk n the
room occupied by Mr.. Montgomery, the
operator at the White House The Colonel
transmits messages with the case OF an old
tpleMraDhcT and rpcelVe3 fairly well a
Moderate rate OF speed.
Is his young manhood the late Earl of ID
uesleizh was esteemed the cleverest amateur
actor In England aud at one time he actually
thought OF going on the professional stage
Later IN life he was much interested in the
church, and read the lessons in his sons
church nt Pynes, probably as often rs Mr..
Gladstone performed the same services at
Hawarden. He was also the author Of n re-
vsed and improved form Of the marriage
service.
"GEN. j. FLOYD KING" says a Washington
correspondent, rs IN appearance the Napo-
leon Bonaparte of the House Of Representa-
tiyes lie Is SAID TO pride himself upon look
ing like Napoleon, and he Is Il great admirer
OF the Little Corporal He quotes Napoleon
often, and in attitude and gesture he acts
much like Bonaparte. His face Is on The same
contour as that Of Bonaparte, and he
wears that little lock of hair over his
broad forehead which you always see In
Bonaparte's portraits.
REPRESENTATIVE :. 5. Cox IS slowly recov-
eriug from his severe Illness. In a private
dictated note TO a friend IN this city he saws
that he suffered q million deaths but was
lifted through by two pictures, one on each
side OF his bed, OF lifeboat going ont and one
coming in. "KnowinR,' he says, that my
system had saved nearly 1000 lives, thought
perhaps that | could hold the rudler and
pull through" lie acids: IL wish some good
writer would show the effect OF such assocla-
tons ON human misery aud happiness"
THE death has recently occurred of James
Nicho son, the last survivor Of the storm
beaten passengers OF the Forfarshre who
were rescued by Grace Darling. lie never
forgot that awful night. when, rs he and all
In the rigging thought. an angel with long,
ye low HAIR Rowing In the wind appeared,
pulling vigorousl TO thoir ships side through
the storm and drift; but he very rarely spOSe
OF 10. He. however, had enough of the sea, and
for twentY-siX years aiterward he drove To-
connective on the Edinburgh aud Glasgow rail-
road, lie was II years Of age and in the en-
ployment OF an Oil company when he died.